Hoquiam Firefighter Helping In NC

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 3:10 PM

Derek Jensen boarded an airplane for North Carolina yesterday.

A Hoquiam firefighter is in North Carolina this morning helping with recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Derek Jensen boarded an airplane for North Carolina on Monday to be a Task Force Leader with NorthWest Incident Management Team #10. NW 10 and the team will be helping of the next several days to weeks. Specific details on what Derick and the team will be doing weren’t immediately available yesterday. You can read the full message about Derek from Hoquiam fire and their Facebook page.

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Hoquiam Firefighter Helping In NC

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